Calochortus aureus

Calochortus aureus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Liliaceae
Subfamilia: Calochortoideae
Genus: Calochortus
Sectio: Calochortus sect. Mariposa
Subsectio: Calochortus subsect. Nuttalliani
Species: Calochortus aureus

Name

Calochortus aureus S.Watson, Amer. Naturalist 7: 303 (1873).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Calochortus nuttallii var. aureus (S.Watson) Ownbey, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 493 (1940).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, Utah. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Watson, S. 1873. Amer. Naturalist 7: 303.

Additional references

• Gerritsen, M.E. & Parsons, R.L. 2007. Calochortus: Mariposa lilies & their relatives. 232 pp. Timber Press, Portland, OR. ISBN 978-0-88192-844-0 Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Calochortus aureus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 April 4. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2017. Calochortus aureus in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2017 April 4.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Calochortus aureus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 April 2017.
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Calochortus aureus. Published online. Accessed: 4 April 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Golden mariposa lily

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